MEP Irène Tolleret, Renew, and other cross-party MEPS, sent a written question to the European Commission on the subject of Biological Pest Control in February 2024. The European Commission is obliged to respond to written questions. Question for written answer to the Commission Following the European Parliament’s rejection of the draft regulation on the sustainable […]

The Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture has been launched to address issues such as “a fair standard of living for farmers and rural communities” and “support agriculture within the boundaries of our planet and its ecosystems.”   Farmers are the backbone of the rural economy and must be placed at the forefront of the […]

Happy World Soil Day! World Soil Day is held annually on 5 December to highlight the importance of healthy soils in our food systems. Let’s take this opportunity to look at the role biocontrol plays in preserving soils, which are home to 90% of the world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of […]

Following the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) vote in favour of MEP Sarah Wiener’s report on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation (SUR), we need to continue mobilizing support for the SUR. We have designed a template letter to help you build on momentum and ask Member […]

We are delighted to announce that Jeroen Meeussen joins IBMA as Regulatory Adviser. Jeroen Meeussen is a plant pathologist by training and has a long history in crop protection and regulatory affairs. Jeroen worked for more than 20 years at the Board for the authorisation of plant protection products and biocides (Ctgb) in the Netherlands. […]